good news Archives - Jovan Barrington

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018

Good News: Stand Firm In It

I arrived late to class and noticed that the mood in the room was anxious and tense. The students and teacher were speculating about an event that was happening in New York. I was confused and wasn’t following the conversation. “What happened? What are you talking about?” It was Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the Twin Towers had fallen. I rushed out of the room to call my sister who worked in Manhattan. That was not the best day to have overslept.

September 4, 2018September 5, 2018

Good News: Believe It

“We eat, we drink, the next day we die,” and that’s all there is to it. But don’t fool yourselves. Don’t let yourselves be poisoned by this anti-resurrection loose talk. “Bad company ruins good manners.” – 1 Cor 15:32-33 (MSG Bible). I believe these words are fitting for our society’s current state as we are surrounded by bad news, fake news, moral outrage, hot topics, and hot takes. Our hearts are pulled into perpetual fear anticipating the next big failure, with a limited view of possible solutions. It is no wonder politics (based on fear, doomsday rhetoric, and outrage) are our religion and those in office are our saviors.

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018

Good News: Welcome It

With all the many things that we read in the news and all the troubling things happening around us, we need to be reminded of what is good. There is Good News and it has appeared in Jesus. The Good News of Jesus serves as both a reminder and an invitation.